A fan letter asks Karl: If he were on a sinking ship, and could only save either Ricky or Stephen, who would he choose? Karl finds a news report that hedgehogs will be extinct by 2025. Also up for discussion: the story of a man who has a transplanted kidney from a woman and now claims he has an increased interest in housework. In "Monkey News": The owner of an airline reportedly hired a monkey to fly as co-pilot during a strike.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 8 of The Ricky Gervais Show resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Ricky Gervais Show Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e01 - Space Monkey
• s01e02 - Knob At Night
• s01e03 - Charity
• s01e04 - Dolphins
• s01e05 - Glass Houses
• s01e06 - Cobblers
• s01e07 - The Diary
• s01e08 - Nuts
• s01e09 - The Jockey
• s01e10 - The Fight
• s01e11 - Beetles
• s01e12 - Noises
• s01e13 - Freaks

The Ricky Gervais Show Show Summary

Based on the series of podcasts that Gervais did with longtime partner Stephen Merchant, this comedy team convenes to bring HBO an animated series about their hilarious friend Karl Pilkington.